Chap. 50. Englifh Herbs 



former, rr^ihrfe of the Stone Balil, but fmalla- 

 ^7sV'% l"dalioIhkc\TMoZrc^^^^^^^ 

 'ld/m;kr G^den Bafil/J//^^ Bafil Gende,Xw^^ 



midj/e "cftK- '%Lde!'up "to "%e TcL grow 'the 

 thwers //; R.wMes cr Spaces >ibout the Stalks, be- 

 ing very :..c tothefcrmrjuft new defcr.bed, but 

 i G^ ,t'T.? ^%tefM'tn '^S' Sell 

 'fome7tUe crj7ur fZn's7eZ l,ki"the^m in 'the 

 Husks where the Flowers flood, which fall and rife 



the Lejfer. 



V. The third Kind has a bujhy Root with many 

 fibrous Strings ii^e the former, from whence rfes 



7iiiMfnZ\ZrBlll%^^^^^ 



right, but trailing in fame meafure upon the Ground: 

 the 'Leaves grow upn Jhort i'oot-ftalks, by couples, 

 of a light green colour, fomewhat like the Leaves of 

 Bafil, or rather ^mm, about three quarters of an 



l^lfoUth" a ngh/foft hoariZfs', If a^VeryJwee. 

 fmelL not much inferiour to Garden Marjoram, o, 

 a hot biting Tafte : out of their Eofoms grow othe, 

 fmaller Leaves, or elfe Branches : the Viewers alfo 

 grow out of the Bofoms of the Leaves, towards the 

 Tops of the Stalks and Branches, not in Whorls or 

 Rounds, like Acinos, or Stone Bafil, but having one 

 little Jhort foot-jialk, on which is placed thn " 



Bafil, and very near of the Itkenefs and bignefs of 

 ijh colour, 'tending towards a purple, after which 

 come the Seed Veffels, which contain f mall romdijh 

 hlackijh Seed. 



Ifle of Thanet : he fays it is brought t( 

 Markets, and is called by the Herb \ 

 mountain. The third grows Wild in hot Countreys, 

 but with us in Gardens, and is often found amongft 



""vil. rT/Sj.The two firft Flower in>«^and 

 July gradually, and their Seed is ripe in July and 

 Augufl : The third Flowers in July and Augufl, 



^"vill. "jhTSitTes. They are allTf a nTture, hot 



Opening, Carminative, Difcuffive, Refolutfve, Vulne- 

 rary and Anodine ; Cep 



Qrdiack, Hyfterick, a 

 Alexipharmicks andEr 



IX. The Specification. 



experimented againft Convulfions, Cramps, and 



Bro\d Lea-^d^ fweet°&eiS^ vfild S is good to 



X. The Preparations. The Shops keep nothing 

 of them -, but you may prepare, i. An Infpijfate 

 Juice of the Acinos. 2. A Spirit from thefirllani 

 third. ^. A Spirituous Tintture. i^ AnOtlyTtn- 

 aure. 5. A Saline TinOure. 6. A Balfatn or Oil 

 of the firft. 



